40 years ago today . . .
I was thirteen, lying on the living room floor with my brothers, watching this happen:
I think we barely budged from the TV even for meals until the first man had walked on the moon. Then we had a celebratory “moon landing cake” with gray moon icing and tin foil for craters.
Sad to report that Walter Cronkite, whose report of the moon landing was one of the most memorable in television history, also died this week. His great moment is also recorded here.
Rest in peace.
